Across
- 4. This is a type of conflict between two nations where neither country directly engages the other, but instead uses substitutes to fight in a regional conflict.
- 6. The 38th parallel in Korea was seen by many Americans at the end of the Korean War as this policy succeeding in Asia.
- 9. This marked the point of highest tension between the US and the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
- 10. These were South Vietnamese communist guerillas supported by North Vietnam.
- 12. This is the idea that if one country falls to communism, neighboring countries will also fall.
Down
- 1. One result of the Vietnam War was that this president did not run for re-election.
- 2. This US operation failed to remove Castro from power and ultimately motivated the USSR to send advisors/missiles to Cuba.
- 3. This unpopular practice was one reason negative public opinion of the Vietnam War started to take root in the Untied States.
- 5. The Korean War was triggered by Communist North Korean troops invading South Korea with approval of this man.
- 7. During the Vietnam War, this man fought against French colonialism, the United States, and ultimately established communism throughout Vietnam.
- 8. The Vietnam War was an example of a proxy war because North Vietnam was supported by communists from China and the Soviet Union while South Vietnam was supported by this country and France.
- 11. This US President was concerned with Cuban leader Fidel Castro because he viewed a communist regime with Soviet contacts so close to the US as a threat.
- 13. This is the amount of years it took for Vietnam to be forcibly united under communism after the Americans pulled out.